Where does “examen” come from?

examen (Catalan) comes from Latin examen, from Latin exagmen, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

examen (Catalan): exam, test

Definitions

  1. exam, test

Ancestry of “examen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexamenswarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a...
2Latinexagmen—
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →